This book traces the history of the Elgin Police Department from its modest beginnings in 1836 to present day 1994. It includes photographs of important events and department members as well as documenting major changes in law enforcement between...

Articles: Organizing the Workers in a Steel Company Town: The Union Movement in Joliet, 1870-1920; Socialist Publishing in Illinois: Charles H. Kerr & Company of Chicago, 1886-1928; Smile, and Work, and Serve: The Legacy of an Illinois Officer...

A complete historical record of the 131st infantry in the World War. Includes tables and lists of engagements, elements of the regiment in battles, Corps and Armies attached to it, daily disposition of units, casualty lists, strength reports,...

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Judicial Decision Making and the End of Slavery in Illinois; Herndon on Lincoln: An Unknown Interview With a List of Books in the Lincoln & Herndon Law Office; Adler & Sullivan: The End of the Partnership and Its Aftermath; Author...

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A Victorian Tragedy: The Strange Deaths of Mayor Carter H. Harrison and Patrick Eugene Prendergast; The "Race of the Century": 1895 Chicago; Major N. Clark Smith in Chicago; One Glorious Season: How Baseball Helped to Integrate...